John Buchanan (biologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Buchanan (biologist)

Professor of biochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1917

Place of Birth: Winamac, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 25-Jun-2007

Profession: chemist, biologist, biochemist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John Machlin Buchanan (September 29, 1917 – June 25, 2007) was an American professor of biochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He arrived at MIT in 1953 and retired in 1988 after a distinguished career in which he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences.
He played a key role in the development of MIT's Department of Biology as a major force in biochemistry research and was himself a prominent researcher of purine biosynthesis.
He died in 2007 at age 89.